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Minolta MD • PG Rokkor 58mm f1.2

RF 800mm f8.0 Reflex
Minolta Meters • Auto Meter VF

Color Meter II

1 • Minolta MC Rokkor PG 58mm f1.2

The Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 58mm f/1.2 is a legendary vintage manual focus lens (produced 1966–1973) renowned for its "bokeh beast" status, producing exceptionally shallow depth-of-field, dreamy rendering, and a classic painterly look. Featuring a robust metal construction, this 7-element, 5-group lens is highly valued by collectors and mirrorless shooters for its superior low-light performance.

• Image Quality: Wide open at f/1.2, it produces low contrast with intense creamy bokeh and significant soft focus/blooming on highlights. It becomes sharp at f/2.0 and produces excellent, contrasty images by f/5.6.
• Focusing: Known for a very smooth and well-weighted manual focus throw, making it excellent for video applications.
• Build: Heavy, all-metal construction, with the later versions (post-1973) featuring non-radioactive glass coatings.

• Production Year: 1970s • FOV: 41° • Mininum Focus:00cm / 24". • Aperture Scale: f1,2 to f16.0 • Filters: 55mm
• Dimensions: 70mm x 54mm • Weight:481g • Lens Hood : Minolta D55NC

2 • Minolta RF Reflex 800mm f8.0 White + Hard Case

The Minolta RF Reflex 800mm f/8 (White version) is the final and rarest evolution of Minolta's manual-focus super-telephoto mirror lens, introduced in June 1981. It is highly regarded by collectors for its compact catadioptric design and premium build quality. Minolta’s 800mm mirror lens spanned approximately a decade of development with three distinct cosmetic versions, all sharing the same optical formula:

• Original (1972): Marked as "80cm," featuring a black body and weighing 1.8 kg.
• Second Version (1973–1981): Rebadged as the RF Rokkor-X, maintaining the black body.
• "Donut" Bokeh: As a mirror lens, it produces unique ring-shaped out-of-focus highlights.
• Built-in "Gun Sights": Located on the barrel to help quickly find subjects.

• Production Year: 1981 • FOV: 3.1° • Mininum Focus 26.2 feet • Aperture: f8.0 • Filters: Rear 39mm ND filters and color filters (Red, Orange, Yellow).
• Dimensions: 210mm x 125mm • Weight: 000g • Lens Hood : Minolta 0000

3 • Minolta Meter VF

The Minolta Auto Meter VF (also released under the Konica Minolta brand) is a digital handheld exposure meter designed to measure both ambient and flash lighting. Released in 2002, it is a versatile tool for photographers and cinematographers, featuring a swivel head and a large, easy-to-read digital display.

• ISO Range 3 to 8000
• Shutter Speed (Ambient) 30 minutes to 1/8000 sec
• Shutter Speed (Flash) 1 second to 1/1000 sec
• Aperture Display f/1.0 to f/128 + 0.9 stop

4 • Minolta Color Meter II

The Minolta Color Meter II is a professional-grade color temperature meter designed to measure and analyze light sources for precise color balancing in photography and cinematography. It calculates the ratio of the three primary colors (RGB) to recommend the necessary filtration for specific film types.

• Measurement Modes: Displays Color Temperature in Kelvin (K), Light Balance (LB) indexes, and Color-Compensating (CC) indexes.
• Film Presets: Built-in settings for Daylight (5500K), Type-A Tungsten (3400K), and Type-B Tungsten (3200K).
• Measurement Range: Photographic color temperature from 1,600K to 40,000K.
• Light Source Support: Primarily for continuous light; can meter non-continuous (flash) light with an optional Flash Color Receptor.
• Power: Operates on a single 9V battery (6LR61 or equivalent).